Gainesville 101: the City of Gainesville’s Citizens’ Academy Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Purpose of the Citizens’ Academy  Introduce citizens in the community with Gainesville city government, including:  The function of city departments and services available to our citizens  The relationship between the City Commission and city administration  The budgetary process  Opportunities for citizen input and involvement

Sessions Overview SessionDateLocation Session 1: Governing the CityMarch 11City Hall Session 2: GFR - Protecting the Public March 18GFR’s Support Services Bureau Session 3: GPD - Protecting the Public March 25GPD’s Hall of Heroes Session 4: It Starts in ParksApril 1Morningside Nature Center Session 5: Connecting our Community April 8RTS’s Corrine Brown Transit Facility Session 6: More than EnergyApril 15TBD Session 7: Building a Better Gainesville April 22TBD GraduationApril 16City Hall

Keeping You Informed  s – Weekly s are sent with session information. Please be sure you are receiving them from  Webpages: click Citizens’ Academy online  Includes schedule and session information

Introductions  What is your name?  How long have you lived or worked in Gainesville?  What do you like about Gainesville?  What to you hope to take away from Gainesville 101?  Anything else you want us to know?

Thank you! Questions?